Animal feeder



April 1930- i J. SCHETTL 1,755,337

ANIMAL FEEDER Filed July 28, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.

0Z- J'ZeZZZ ZIHZQM ATTORNEY.

Patented Apr. 22, 1930 mm J; SGHET'IL, or mm w t," Wisconsin MANIMALTFEEDEQR TApplication filed 11115 28,

j This invention relates to the class of animal improved type offfeeder. e The {primary object I I f 5 tionjis to provide, inainanne'r as hereinafter set forth, a feeder which can'be easily placed HIiSbaHdry and pertains particularl to an iiiany'desired p'ositi'onih a fence or Wall and "fso contructedfthat ready access can be had H p 'jthejsupportihg frame ,and'hood of the inedified stifil-ic'tlii'e v'v ith'trt'iuig h1 removed i Fig-tie IlQisx'it 1pmviev'v of the structure jsho vn in' iFigi fe 1:0; 7

"'thereto from theexterior oftheflwa'll on-fence '10 in Whichfthefeeder'i'sjset to replenishthe contentsthe'reoif orto completely dump the same for cleaninga's desired;

An'other objectof-the invention isto.p1" ovide]anja nirnalfiteederwhich can be readil re stocke'd without the necessity of entering the animal pen or house and Without the danger of the animals escaping from confine ment, and which will be clean and sanitary and easily removable for'repair or replacezom ht,

- efous h r Qbj'ebtSIld advantages of theipi'esentinvention Will become apparent T as the'descripti'onof the same proceeds and the invention 'vvill be'best understood .fi'om 2 a; con ideration ofthe fll'owin detailed de scription taken in: connection with the compenyingdrs v'ving"forming a part of this specification, Withfthe under-standing,- how-v p p v 5whieh;s1ot terminates at its 'lovver end in 'ecirc111afrecess 6,the purpose for which will '80 becomeappaient as the description proceeds.

' ever,' th at the invention is not confinedto any strict conformity with thesho ingj ofthe.

drawing but may be changed or modified so long as suchchanges for modifications mark 110' it mttei'ial departure from saliehtif atures I of the invention-expressed 1n the appended flc'laimr. I v t I In meetin portion of a, gate; EigureQQ is a structure per se- 1 f the structure.

pet tion of the covering hook broken awa Eigure '5 is a detztiled. front elevation of a:

the present invenfront elevation of the feeder Figure 4 1s an end elevetionel vievv vvith a 1927. sriali- No. "2093098 1 Figure? isa det'ailed:,'section taken substantially ipon the ine '7 7 ofFigili'e 1; Figure 8 is" a "rear levational vievv of a modified onstruction of feeder" designed to j ihefsecufed directly tottfence wiresti'lictni e;

g orresp ndihg, part throughout the several I vievv's,- theinumeral '1 indicatesa fram of fsubs'ta'ntially inverted U shaped'configur-a tid'n, formed of angle iron material is shown and designedto have the sidesiz secured in 'thegfiame strips 31of a fehce'gtteor dther rigid portion of a; fe ceor' to the sid s of a wall'through which an o ening hasheen vformeii', with, the other flang s 4t projecti11g from the oiitenface of the strips or/the Wall 7 fast-he 'jc aise may; Joe. Thejoiitvvttrdly project ing side flan e SA,of 1theframe tare provided one with'an apertu ehhd the other with aninwardly and downwardly directed slot The lower, portion of the frame l has' extended therefrom the wall -plate 7 the end e'd e of which are secured to sidej'flanges 2 jo f 'ht tmmt and this plate 7Jh'as' projecting e t t titt d ei wm F 1? B themf" F'gure l1, Sh ws th .t ketfifl i ent n i downwardly inclined apron 8' i wear elevatlo l and 111 p s m w trough Q-W iS-lS'ubstanfiauY halfway be? lovv'the, top e g of he P as Slim and rm g dt rwatdl tf the frame 1 is a 1whichhasthe extended back Wallv portion 7 1. t -e .e 1O (11 f o lontudi- F gure 3 ma vertlcaitransverse SQCtlOIIOf- P110180 mg upwar nal' edge, between the side, inembersof the 7 fram substantially in the same plane'ttsthe 7, the top edgeofthis-back-WaH wi h plate abuttin the depending flange portion 11 of the top I' &i1 l2 of the frame". 1 as-is-s'hown in Fig re 'Eache'nd 9; is extended upwardly to. a point adjacent the top edge at the hack WttlIlO "as shown me jwall'l 3 of-the trough in Figure 3 and the front edges of these extended portions 14 of the Walls 13 are rearwardly inclined as shown.

Projecting laterally from each end wall of the trough 9 adjacent the back wall thereof is a trunnion pin, one of which is indicated by the numeral 15 while the other is indicated in Figure 5. This insertion of the trough is accomplished by'first inserting the trunnion 15 in its aperture with the trough moved as close as possible to the side bar of the frame engaged by the trunnion 15 and tilted outure 4 whereupon the flattened portion 17 of the trunnion 16 will be in position to fit into the slot 5 and when in the bottom'of the same may be shifted laterally with the trough to position the round portion of the trunnion in the circular recess 6 whereupon the trough can be swung upwardly to the operative position shown. The pin member 18 is extended through the top rail 12 of the frame to engage behind the top edge of the troughs back wall 10 to maintain the trough in set position. As is clearly shown in Figure 4 a when the trough is tilted outwardly the back wall 10 will rest against the apron 8 and the trough will be in such position that the entire contents thereof will be dumped.

Ifdesired wherethe trough is to be used out of doors, the hood member 19 may be placed thereover and this hood comprises the top: portion 20 having depending end walls 21 the rear edges of which end walls are provided with the'laterally projecting ears 22 which are engaged between the side members 3 of the fence gate or a building Wall as the case may be and the adjacent side members of the frame 1. If desired the rivet member 23, by

means of which the frame 1 is secured to'the gate members, may be passed through these ears to permanently fixthe hood in position or, the hood may be held between'the side rail of the gate and the side members of the frame by friction alone. To further securethe hood 19 in position the rear edge of the top 20 may be provided with a pair of hook members 24 for engagement over the free edge of the por-' tion 12 of the top rail of the frame 1.

In the modified structureshowninthe figures. 8 to 11, apair of inverted substantially.

U shaped frames 25 and 26 are provided which are arranged in face opposed relation when the device is set up. This structure, as before expla ned is designed to be placed in an opening formed directly in the wire of an inclosure and as will be understood from the showing of Figure 8 the edges of the wire surrounding the'opening are clamped between the frames 25 and 26.

V The inner plate 26 is'flat throughout whereas the sideportions 27 and'28 are provided, with a twist intermediate their ends as indicated by the numeral 29, to present a' portion of one edge of the members 27 and 28 to the rear of the feeder. The twisted portion 29 in the side member 27 is provided with an aperture 30 whereas the rearwardly facing edge oflthetwisted portion of the side member 28 is provided with a slot 31 of the same'form as the slot 5 in the previously described type.

The outer frame 25 has the plate 32 secured across the lower portion thereof and connecting the lower ends of the side members 27 and 28and the upperedge of this plate has extended outwardly and downwardly therefrom the p s. wardly as lndicated 1n dotted lines 1n Flg- A trough 34 is of substantially the same configuration as the trough 9 shown in Figure 3, is provided at its rear with the laterally projecting trunnion 35 and 36, the trunion 35 being extensible through the opening 30 in the side member .27 while the trunnion 36 has the terminal portion flattened as indicated at 37 to facilitate application ofthe frame in the manner described in connection with Figures 1 to 6 inclusive, the inner portion'of the trunnion 36 being circular in cross-section and extensible laterally into the circular lower end or inner end of the slot 31. v

' The trough 34 has the rear'upwardly extending back 38 which is of sufficient height to close the space between theside members 27 and 28 and the top portion of the frame 25, the top edge of the back 38 being in alignment with the inner edge of this frame when the v trough is in operativeposition. In order to maintain the trough in this position the bar 38 of the frame 25 is provided with a swinging catch '40 which can be swung down over the bar 38 to prevent the same from moving out I of position.

In order to protect the contents of the trough 34 a hood 41'is provided which includes a top 42, the end wings orwalls 43 and the engaging lugs 44 and 45, the lugs 45 being along the rear edgeof the top 42 while'the lugs 44 are positioned along the edges of the end walls 43. These lugs 44 and 45 are designed to engage between the frames 25 and 26 and are clamped thereby when the frames are secured together in clamping position on 7 either side of the wire of the fence.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that the feeding device described, when set up in position, can beeasily swung" "outwardly to dump the old feed and can also be easily restocked with fresh feed without the possibility of the animalsescaping from confinement and without the necessity of the attendant entering. the inclosure in which 1 frame, a Wall extending upwardly from said v position, Walls extendingupwardly from the the animals are kept.

Having thus described my invention what 7 I claim 1s:

An animal feeder comprising a frame, a

trough, means pivotally connecting thetrough at its upper rear edge to'the lateral sides of the frame and below the upper side of the edge of the trough to olose the .frame above the'trough, said Wall contacting With the frame to support the trough in operative end Walls of the trough, and a hood secured to the frame and'having a top portion overlying the trough and end portions arranged laterally beyond and in overlapping relation to the Walls extending upwardly from the end Walls of the trough.

In testimony whereof I afi'lX signature. LOUIS J. SCHETTL. 

